Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
JERQUER
Etymology
Noun
jerquer (plural jerquers)
A customs officer who searches ships for unentered goods.
Source: Wiktionary
Jer"quer, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chercher to search, E. search.]
Definition: A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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